Centaurea urvillei
Centaurea urvillei
Ssp armata: Kötürüm; Ssp hayekiana: Yozkötürüm; Ssp nimrodis: Koçkötürüm; Ssp stepposa: Yerkötürümü; Ssp urvillei: Alakötürüm
Short-lived perennial , 5-30 cm, stem simple or branched from near base. Leaves slightly arachnoid to distinctly tomentose; lyrate with triangular, rhombic or oblong-ovate terminal segments and few to numerous lanceolate, oblong or lyrate segments, interspersed with small lobes. Involucre 20-40 x 15-40 mm, ovoid to globose. Appendages very variable with numerous cilia 3-5 mm, ending in 10-30 mm spine . Flowers rose-purple or whitish, marginal slightly radiant. Achenes 4-6 mm; pappus 8-11 mm. Bristles of the receptacle 15-20 mm.
1.Appendages 2-4 mm broad at base, rarely more than 20 mm long; stem very short or elongate and mostly rather slender
2.Lateral segments of leaves entire or dentate; capitula few ………ssp urvillei
2.Lateral segments of leaves at least partly lyrate; plant usually with more than 4 capitula…ssp stepposa
1.Appendages 4-9 mm broad at base, usually over 20 mm long; stem short or elongated, always stout
3.Appendages 4-6 mm broad at6 base, with 11-15 cilia on each side…ssp armata
3.Appendages 6-9 mm broad at base, with 11-15 cilia on each side
4.Appendages abruptly contracted into terminal spine, usually straw-coloured; flowers mostly whitish……spp hayekiana
4.Appendages gradually narrowed into spine, brown; flowers rose-purple… ssp nimrodis
The species is endemic to Turkey.
